New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-05
Il wonder if she would marry me?,'
3tWhy, Vane Winton how slow YOU

are! You haven't asked her YETI;
Not yet he answered. The fact is
the refusal one OF her sex gave me, has
made me fear similar termination Of
my suit.
"F'ie! All women are not alike. Alice
is noble and true. Don't be stupid
enought to contrast her with rattle
brain like me, responded Lottie, fore
ing q laugh.
Well, we shall see. Ishall, perhaps,
lay my heart at her feet to-day. Do
you think I'd better?" he asked; and
q teasing smile lurked in the corner of
his fine eyes. I4ottie did not perceive
it, however. She was looking away
She would not allow her eyes to en-
counter those OF Vane Winton s.Most
certainly, if you think you are old
enough" was her knocking reply, as
she fed from the room singing at
the top Of her young voice.
Not long after, she was tearing down
the road on Floss, at a speed that
fairly deprived Alice May OF her breath
as she looked in the direction OF the
vanishing girl and pony.
In q short time Vane Joined Alice
under the trees.
"Vane what can all Lottie?" Alice
inquired.
Gail Lottie?" he repeated quickly.
II do not understand you, Alice"
"a short time ago, she came flying
out Of the house on her way to mount
Floss. In sport, | caught her and
told her not to hurry off from good
company so fast Her face famed
withindignation, and hesaid sharply:
Alice May, let me go. I want to get
away from aou all and I observed
tears in .herSeyes. Then she rode off
so wildly, I am fearful Floss may
catch her mistress spirit and behave
rudely as she can when in an i'll tenn
per-" answered Alice May.
Alice spoke somewhat seriously.
Vane's face grew pale as he. pictured
Lottie's reckless freaks on Floss.
But he tried to dismiss his uneasiness
in discussing the book Alice had been
reading. Presently they caught sight
OF Floss being led back by a strange
man. Lottie was not in the saddle.
What had happened? was the mute
question their pale lips refused to ar
ticulate.
Very soon a carriage came in sight.
In 1T sat two men, one of whom sup
ported a girlish figure in his arms.
sit took place down the river road"
explained one Of the men to Va1le who
had hurried out wild to claim his
darling capricious Lottie dead or
alive. '"The girl was riding like wild
fire, when all at once the pony plunged
and reared on it's hind legs and The
girl landed among the rocks"
~ do not think she is hurt danger
ously," added the man who had held
her, by way of consolation to Vane,
who had snatched her up in his strong
arms. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Winton, with Alice,
came hurrying upon the scene, and
great excitement prevailed.
Vane carried Lottie into the house
and laid her on the easy Lounge in Mrs.
Winton's room. Here it was shortly
ascertained that one arm was broken,
while she had received numerous cuts
and bruises. But the doctor informed
them to be Of good cheer, for Lottie
would be her own gay self in few weeks.
When Lottie was in a convalescent
state, Vane came in to see her AS he
apr cached her chair, she opened her
eyes which had been closed.
go away, Vane," she cried, spirit
eddy.
''Never, my little madcap, for I love
your
"Pshaw. how can the tastidious
Vane Winton condescent to love a girl
with quarter-section of
on her nose? Beside, you are going to
marry Alice" she pouted, with her
old fire returning.
MARRY Alice! 1 never thought OF
such a thing. I was only teasing you
that day in the library" answered
Vane.
'Why, Lottie, can it be that
you are jea!ous?" asked Alice,
coming up and smoothing Lot.
ties nut brown curls. .sVane and 1
do not want each other. I am going
to marry his talented cousin, DR.. Chess
ter Arlington
Il was very Jealous" confessed
poor Lottie. when Vane spoke of
marrying you, tried hard to appear
Indifferent; but it made me desperate
and did not care what happned to
me. Forgive and kiss me Alice.
Shall / go away, Lottie?" asked
Vane.
please stay" she returned. eff
you can endure a girl with a plaster
on her nose, it is not for me to OBJ
ject."
81 shall take such good care of you
in the future that you need never more
don such disfguring ornaments" re-
piled her lover, mprinting kiss square
upon that much abused feature.
The Voice Of One Crying in the
Wilderness.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
DR.. Magoon's death recalls a CHAR
acteristic story Of the man, explain
ing how he came to leave his first min
isterial charge, which was a Richmond,
VIRGINIA church IF Was hofnro tho